165 Banking Compliance jobs in the United Arab Emirates

We are seeking a seasoned and strategic professional to lead the governance function for our private banking and wealth business.

This role will report to the COO of the bank and is pivotal in ensuring that our client onboarding, investment advisory, and transaction monitoring processes and related oversight activities adhere to the highest standards of regulatory compliance, risk management, and operational integrity.

The Senior Governance Professional will play a key role in safeguarding the bank's reputation, ensuring regulatory alignment, and enhancing client trust through robust governance frameworks.

• Oversee private banking governance-related activities across the client lifecycle, including AML / KYC due diligence, periodic reviews, transaction monitoring, investment and advisory oversight from a first line of defence point of view.

The role demands a deep understanding of UAE regulatory requirements, global best practices, and the ability to implement effective controls and oversight mechanisms.

The Senior Governance Professional will work closely with Compliance, Risk, Operations, and Wealth Management teams to ensure seamless integration of governance into business processes.

• Implement and maintain robust KYC procedures, including enhanced due diligence for high-risk clients.
• Ensure timely and accurate periodic reviews and client risk rating updates.
• Design and manage transaction monitoring frameworks to detect suspicious activities.
• Liaise with Compliance and AML teams to investigate alerts.
• Ensure systems and controls are calibrated to evolving risk typologies.
• Establish and maintain investment suitability frameworks aligned with client risk profiles and regulatory expectations.
• Oversee product governance, ensuring advisory recommendations are appropriate and documented.
• Monitor adherence to investment policies and escalate deviations.
• Ensure advisory processes are transparent, well-documented, and compliant with internal and external standards.
• Collaborate with Wealth Management to enhance advisory quality and governance.
• Develop and update governance policies in line with UAE Central Bank regulations and international standards.
• Work closely with internal audit related to governance functions.
• Provide strategic input to senior management on governance risks and mitigation strategies.
• Conduct training sessions for front-line staff on AML / KYC, suitability, and governance protocols.
• Promote a culture of compliance and ethical conduct across the organization.

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Law, Business Administration, or related field; Master's or professional certifications (e.g., CAMS, ICA, CFA) preferred.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in banking or financial services, with at least 5 years in a senior governance, compliance, or risk role.
• Strong knowledge of UAE Central Bank regulations, FATF standards, and global AML / KYC practices.
• Experience in wealth management governance, investment suitability, and advisory oversight.
• Proven leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, regulated environment with high attention to detail.

Mid-Senior level position available for the right candidate.

• Take ownership of all changes to Compliance processes driven by the implementation or upgradation of Oracle Flexcube, ensuring configurations align with new core banking functionalities.
• Work closely with the Oracle Flexcube implementation team to identify, analyse, and address processes integration from compliance perspective.
• Manage Compliance related configurations to adapt to changes in products, country specific regulatory/Local requirements, and business reporting needs.
• Develop and execute testing plans, including Unit Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), for all products and processes impacted by the Flexcube implementation.
• Develop/review of test cases related to various product & processes.
• Validate data flows between Oracle Flexcube, Retail corporate channels and surround systems, ensuring accurate mapping, transformation, and reconciliation
• Identify the data quality issues in the existing system and initiate necessary measures involving relevant stakeholder to ensure this is getting addressed in a timely fashion.
• Ensure digital journey and the system integrations and fully integrated, resilient. Exception process is defined, and SOPs are in place.
• Collaborate with different tech teams for required integration optimisation, adopt to better method of integration.
• Act as the key liaison between the IT, Neo, Islamic Banking, Treasury, Corporate Banking and Financial Institutions, Business Banking, Personal Banking, Digital, Mortgages, and Oracle implementation teams for all Compliance function changes.
• Provide regular updates to Compliances Lead and assist to update the Project Steering Committee on progress, risks, delays and key milestones related to Compliances.
• Deliver training and knowledge-sharing sessions to Compliances team members on the use of Oracle Flexcube.
• Lead gap analysis sessions for Compliances functionalities and identify resolution strategies.
• Design and provide Compliance specific configurations within Oracle Flexcube, Channels and surround systems. Ensuring technical & Functional alignment including local regulatory requirements.
• Execute data migration activities, ensuring accurate transfer of data successfully.
• Support the system implementation team from Compliances related MIS reports covering Compliances, regulatory, compliance, legal.
• Identify solution for key pain areas of existing integration and ensure the resolution are implemented based on the priorities.
• Develop/review BRD/FSD and provide necessary signoff from Compliances.
• Represent Compliances in the working group of the program and assist in program progress update to Compliances senior management.
• Adhere to Banks governance process is followed and documented.
• Ensure department SOPs are created/Modified based on new system implementation.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of the upgrade program, including project plans, timelines, budgets, and technical specifications related to Compliances.

• Post Graduation /Engineering.

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in Banking space, with at least 5 years in system implementation support.
• Hands on experience in implementing core banking systems, particularly integrating IBG systems with Oracle Flexcube.
• Experience in requirements management, Gap analysis and solutioning.

• Experience in Oracle Flexcube configurations related to Compliance processes.
• Proven hands-on track record of successful system integrations and data migrations

• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience in managing core banking transformation projects

Joining Mirabaud means entering an entrepreneurial and innovative environment. With the 7th generation of the Mirabaud family working within the bank, the culture is that of a family business. With over 750 employees based in 10 countries worldwide, Mirabaud offers opportunities to develop one’s career across an international network of 16 offices.

Job Description

• Verification, independently and autonomously, that Mirabaud (Middle East) Limited (MMEL) has all necessary internal processes and procedures that meet the objective of preventing violation of the anti-financial crime, counter-terrorist financing, sanctions, tax, and other financial crime prevention regulations which apply to MMEL and its business activities.
• Identifying financial crime risk management rules and regulations on an ongoing basis and assessing applicability to MMEL.
• Measuring and evaluating the impact of rules and regulations relating to financial crime risk management on internal processes and procedures and taking appropriate action based on relevant outcomes.
• Ensuring that internal Anti-Financial Crime Risk management policies and procedures are complied with.
• Proposing organizational and procedural modifications (when necessary) and ensuring implementation and verifying the effectiveness of the organizational changes recommended for financial crime risk mitigation purposes.
• Providing advice and guidance on due diligence on new and existing clients and counterparties as part of the client onboarding, transaction evaluation, and execution activities of MMEL including but not limited to financial crime and reputational risks.
• Providing advice and assistance to senior management and other structures of MMEL in the areas of financial crime risk management.
• Providing advice and assistance on all matters of significance from an anti-financial crime risk management perspective.
• Ensuring compliance by MMEL with local laws and regulations in force concerning anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing and the handling of sanctions and embargoes and arranging, in accordance with the competent corporate units, appropriate initiatives with regard to any identified gaps/issues.
• Coordinating and implementing an anti-financial crime risk management training program for MMEL.
• Assisting management with developing and maintaining an effective anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing compliance culture.
• Conducting and coordinating the performance of payment screening and transaction monitoring activities.
• Reviewing and approving MMEL payment activities including domestic and cross-border fund transfers.
• Conducting and coordinating the performance of sanctions screening on legal entities, related representatives, and ultimate beneficial owners as well as parties involved in client or counterparty transactions.
• Managing investigations for potential suspicious activities and transactions and issuing reports relating to outcomes.
• Managing engagement with internal audit in relation to financial crime risk management and overseeing the implementation of remedial actions relating to such audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Management, or Legal.
• 5-10 years' experience in Wealth Management, Banking, Private Banking, or Fiduciary.
• Impeccable communication and presentation skills, both verbal and in writing in English; any other language is an asset.
• Ability to think ahead (foresee potential risks and problems), ambition paired with patience, humility, and good listening skills, solutions curator, confident in taking responsibility, using initiative and being innovative, proactive, self-motivated, intellectually curious, team spirit, service-oriented, and helpful.

Additional Information

• Family-friendly and dynamic environment.
• Direct impact on the business, no matter your position or seniority.
• Work in an environment that encourages autonomy and entrepreneurship.
• Flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a better work-life balance.
• Variety of cultural and sporting activities during your free time.
• Inclusion and equal treatment.
• Various employee benefits & family-friendly benefits.

Notes:

• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Many thanks for your understanding.
• We will not accept any CVs from agencies.

The primary function of this role is to ensure that anti-money laundering (AML) policies, procedures, and controls are comprehensive and compliant with relevant laws and regulations. This involves reviewing account opening documentation and client onboarding due diligence checks in accordance with know-your-customer (KYC) procedures and requirements. Additionally, the incumbent will be responsible for updating the AML manual in line with the AML Module and internal rules. Furthermore, they will design and deliver training programs for business and functional teams. The role also entails conducting quality testing, identifying process deficiencies, enhancing reporting, and recommending corrective actions to meet regulatory and audit requirements.

• Oversee AML and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) frameworks to safeguard the organization's reputation and integrity.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Conduct quality testing, identify process deficiencies, enhance reporting, and recommend corrective actions to meet regulatory and audit requirements.
• Review and collaborate with internal partners to respond appropriately to escalated matters.
• Monitor and disseminate AML/compliance regulations and policy changes.
• Manage a direct reporting line to the board and an administrative reporting line to the CEO.
• Fulfill regulatory reporting requirements.
• Maintain compliance systems (e.g., customer screening, transaction screening, AML monitoring).
• Ensure AML Policies, Procedures, and Controls are up-to-date.

The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of AML and CFT laws, regulations, compliance frameworks, and risk management practices, with certification from a recognized regulatory body. They should also have a robust understanding of legal and regulatory compliance, clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, and a good understanding of AML risk, including higher-risk geographies, industries, and products. Additionally, the incumbent should demonstrate proven ability to develop and implement AML and Compliance Policies, Procedures, and internal controls.

This role offers a full-time employment opportunity with no remote work option.